A new study has debunked the long-held notion that food dropped on the ground will not be contaminated with bacteria if it is picked up within 5 seconds of being dropped. "A dropped item is immediately contaminated and can't really be sanitized," says Jorge Parada, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA, medical director of the infection prevention and control program at Loyola University Health System. "When it comes to folklore, the 'five-second rule' should be replaced ...via Medindia Health News More READ
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